The only time you can have maximum economic progress is when social programs don't exist.

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.

Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.

Independent thinkers are usually geniuses or idiots and at times it's hard to tell which.

To enslave a people, give them money they didn't earn.

It's easier to have faith in yourself if you have faith in God.

To succeed in business, put the interest of the customer ahead of your own.

The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens.

Love of country is nowhere the same as love of government.

Apparently there's nothing more dangerous than a religious criminal.

Hardly anything works out as well as we hope.

Denial is an essential part of my existence. Without it, I am nothing.

I probably have the crappiest tattoo -- not only in country music -- but maybe the world.

Though Love be deeper, Friendship is more wide.

I'm not a matchmaker. I'm a horrible matchmaker. I always try. I'm not very good.

Can you do Division? Divide a loaf by a knife - what's the answer to that?

Novels definitely come more naturally to me. When I write short stories, it's always a fight against it expanding.

The timid man yearns for full value and demands a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par.

With the guitar I've suffered a great deal, but when I've had a good time, the suffering seemed worthwhile.

It's tough. It's very tricky to throw a morally flexible character onto the screen and have an audience empathize. It's always an exercise in restraint.

Life's like a play; it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.